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Vijay Mehra
Vijay Laxman Mehra
Born: 12 March 1938, Amritsar, Punjab
Major Teams: Eastern Punjab, Railways, Delhi, India.
Known As: Vijay Mehra
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Bowler
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Bombay, 2nd Test, 1955/56
Last Test: India v England at Bombay, 2nd Test, 1963/64
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 8 14 1 329 62 25.30 0 2 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 6 1 6 0 - - 0 0 - 1.00
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1953/54 - 1970/71)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 109 178 15 5614 167* 34.44 13 56 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 806 26 31.00 5-23 1 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
When he made his debut, Vijay Mehra was the youngest India to play
Test cricket - 17 years, 265 days - a record till Maninder Singh broke
it in 1982-83. A slightly built right handed opening batsman, Mehra
made only ten in that match. He improved to 32 in the next Test at New
Delhi when he put on 68 runs for the first wicket with Nari
Contractor. But then he was forgotten for six years before being
brought back for the Test at Calcutta against England in
1961-62. Opening the batting, he scored a courageous 62, continuing to
bat after fracturing his right thumb on the first morning. The injury
forced him to bat at No 11 in the second innings and miss the next
Test. Touring West Indies in 1962, Mehra played three Tests, his best
being another 62 in the fourth Test at Port of Spain when he and Salim
Durrani added 144 runs for the second wicket. In the final Test at
Kingston he scored a valuable 39. Retaining his place in the next Test
against England at Madras almost two years later, Mehra met with only
partial success but he and Budhi Kunderan shared first wicket
partnerships of 85 and 59. He played in the next Test at Bombay scored
9 and 35 and that was the end of his Test career.
In the Ranji Trophy however Mehra had a much better record and scored
3222 runs (37.90) with ten centuries. In a first class career that
stretched for over two decades, Mehra scored 5636 runs (34.36) with 13
centuries. In later years he was active in DDCA admininstration and
was also a national selector. (Partab Ramchand)
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